Nurse stabbed, dies in Texas hospital stabbing

A nurse stabbed Tuesday at an East Texas medical center died, and four more people were injured during the incident. A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder as well as four counts of aggravated assault.

ByAssociated PressNovember 27, 2013

Longview Police Department detective units and two physical evidence section vans sit outside Good Shepherd Ambulatory Surgical Center after a stabbing Tuesday, in Longview, Texas. A nurse died and four people were injured.

Longview, Texas — A nurse died and four people were injured Tuesday in a stabbing attack at an East Texas medical complex.

A 22-year-old man has been charged with murder in the stabbings, which happened around 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Ambulatory Surgical Center of Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview.

Gregg County Jail booking records show Kyron Rayshawn Templeton of Longview is also accused of four counts of aggravated assault. His bond has been set at $2.6 million. Jail records didn't list an attorney for Templeton.

The slain nurse, Gail Sandidge, had been on the hospital staff since 1978, hospital CEO Steve Altmiller said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference. "She was protecting her patients by an act of courage, and she lost her life as a result," he said.

Of the four others wounded, one was in critical condition, one was in good condition and two were treated at the hospital and discharged, Altmiller said.

Templeton was at the hospital with his mother when he went on a knife-slashing rampage, Longview police said. Templeton fled on foot but was caught nearby, subdued after a brief struggle and arrested, Brian said.

Neither Templeton nor the arresting officers were injured, Brian said. A knife believed to have been the weapon used in the attack has been recovered, she said.

Surveillance video was being reviewed by the hospital's security team and would be turned over to police, said Kenny Jernigan, Good Shepherd's security director.

Good Shepherd Medical Center is a 425-bed acute-care hospital about 120 miles southeast of Dallas. All surgeries scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday were postponed and were being rescheduled, Altmiller said.